Primary Drama Curriculum: A possible curriculum for seven to nine-year-olds

Ideally, drama would be taught in primary schools as a subject, while also being used as a medium for teaching other subjects.

Any curriculum for seven to nine-year-olds is going to contain some great subject matter for drama lessons. Drama is based on true or fictitious stories, with engaging characters, situations and/or events, so could be based on novels, narrative poems or picture books such as the Flat Stanley book series or the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. A painting or photograph in an Art class can also become the stimulus for drama. Conversely, a Drama lesson can become a stimulus for the exploration of art. Historical characters and events in can be explored creatively, critically and memorably through drama, with stories like Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb or the arrival of Vikings brought to life in the classroom.